How do I move my local Git repository to a remote Git repository

Question

I have various Git projects that are on my local machine. I have a server that I would like to use as my remote Git Repository. How do I move my local Git Repositories (Pro

Answer 1

If you have a stand-alone local working tree repository (a folder with a ".git" folder inside) that you want to add a remote to:

1. Create a new empty repository in the remote.

2. In the local repository, set the new remote as the origin:

   cd localrepo

   git remote add origin REMOTEURL #(verify with git remote -v)

3. Push all local branches to the remote, and set each local branch to track the corresponding remote branch:

   git push --all --set-upstream origin #(verify with git branch -vv)

4. Push all local tags to the remote:

   git push --tags origin

At this point the local repository will act just like it had been cloned from the remote.

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If you have a bare local repository (a folder with a name ending in .git) that you just want to copy to a remote:

1. Create a new empty repository in the remote.

2. In the local repository, push all of its branches to the remote

   cd localrepo.git

   git push --all REMOTEURL

3. Push all local tags to the remote:

   git push --tags REMOTEURL